Gautam Gambhir, BJP Candidate Against Atishi, Using His ‘Duplicate’ For Campaigning to Avoid Heat, Says AAP, Tweets Picture
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday, 10 May, claimed that the former Indian cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) East Delhi candidate Gautam Gambhir is using his lookalike to campaign in the ongoing 2019 Lok Sabha elections for him to avoid the summer heat.
Delhi, May 10: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday, 10 May, claimed that the former Indian cricketer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) East Delhi candidate Gautam Gambhir is using his lookalike to campaign in the ongoing 2019 Lok Sabha elections for him to avoid the summer heat. Tweeting the images, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader claimed that the alleged impersonator is an Indian National Congress worker. Atishi Breaks Down, AAP Blames Gautam Gambhir For Distributing 'Derogatory Notes' Against Her.
“This is Congress-BJP's mahamilavat. Gautam Gambhir is sitting inside an AC car as he has issues standing in sunlight. Instead of him, his lookalike is standing on top of the car wearing a cap. Party workers are garlanding the duplicate Gautam Gambhir. And this duplicate is, in fact, a Congressman," Sisodia tweeted. Pamphlet Row: Gautam Gambhir Sends Defamation Notice to Atishi, Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia.
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The East Delhi Parliamentary seat will witness a three-corner contest between Gambhir, AAP's Atishi Marlena, and Congress' Arvinder Singh Lovely. The constituency will go into the poll in the sixth phase of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, May 12. The counting of votes will take place on May 23. Pamphlet Row: After Gautam Gambhir Sues Atishi, Arvind Kejriwal, AAP to File Defamation Suit Against Former Cricketer.
This latest charge comes a day after AAP accused Gautam Gambhir of distributing "derogatory notes" across the constituency against political rival Atishi. "I never thought he would stoop so low," Atishi said as she broke down.
However, Gambhir denied the allegation and sent a defamation notice to Atishi, Sisodia and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The cricketer-turned-politician also suggested that Kejriwal was behind 'Atishi Marlena-Know Your Candidate’ titled pamphlet.
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